vexing
Meaning
-
present participle and gerund of vex
Synonyms
headache inducing
anger-provoking
Frequency
Etymology
From Middle English vexynge (“harassment”); equivalent to vex + -ing.
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vex
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- To annoy, irritate.
- To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
- To trouble aggressively, to harass.
- To twist, to weave.
- (obsolete) To be irritated; to fret.
- To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.
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